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Xorg Server 1.6.x and Ctrl-Alt-Backspace

This question seems to pop up everywhere now that a lot of linux distributions are incorporating xorg-server 1.6.x. Ctrl-Alt-Backspace used to restart your X server in previous versions and as a result it would log out the  active user leaving him at the login manager if he uses any or leaving him at the command [...]

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X.org 7.4 and Hot Pluggable Input Devices

A few weeks ago, X.org 7.4 entered the Arch Linux repositories. The X server has drastically changed compared to its previous version. It is focussed on enabling true hot plugging for input devices. This means that input devices like keyboards, mices and touchpads should no longer be hard coded in your xorg.conf file, but instead [...]

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